Aristophanes' Peace

Year: 
421 BC
Notes: 
See the note at the bottom of the page (TrGF1, p.137) - there is an argument for attributing the 'Medea,' that is quoted from and parodied in this comedy, to Morsimus rather than Melanthius. This play is extant.
Bibliography: 
Aristophanes' Peace, l. 1009f = TrGF1, 23 Melanthius, T4a, p.137
Related performances: 
Performance People Performed at Fesival/Occasion
Medea (between 450 and 422 BC) Melanthius (Dramatist) Theatre of Dionysus (Athens, Attica) (Athens, Attica)
Medea (between 430 and 422 BC) Morsimus (Dramatist) Theatre of Dionysus (Athens, Attica) (Athens, Attica)
Peace (421 BC) Aristophanes (Dramatist) Apollodorus (Comic Actor) Theatre of Dionysus (Athens, Attica) (Athens, Attica) City Dionysia
Associated people: 
Melanthius

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Aristophanes' Peace, accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/ancient-performance/sources/261 <20 December 2024>